The most incongruous thing in the world is probably that there is an Exterian suddenly present at the Star People's banquet.
Still a talkative person.
Reminded by Thales's eyes, Glover and Doyle urged and invited, and finally pulled the confused bearded Jorge to a corner outside the hall, getting rid of the curiosity of the surrounding guests and exploring.
gaze.
"I'd say you southerners are just looking for trouble. You'll get nervous if you say the wrong name..."
Jorge complained without restraint.
"I used to mistakenly write the title of the letter asking for help from the Grand Duke to King Nuen as 'Dear King of Longxiao City'. I didn't see what the natural king did to me. He still provided money and effort to help us suppress the bandits. Good old man.
Already..."
Doyle curled his lips and Glover looked away.
Even though his temperament is free and unrestrained like the former, and silent and restrained like the latter, he still can't stand the casualness and rudeness of this guest.
Only Thales smiled and said nothing while listening to the other party's rude and thick northern accent.
It is indeed rare to hear such an accent in the orderly Mindis Hall and the polite banquet.
It was as if he had returned to the passionate, rugged and direct north.
The officer Jorge laughed and said:
"Haha, maybe you have forgotten Polaris, but we have met before!"
Thales said suspiciously:
"when?"
"Wow, you are so forgetful, aren't you?"
Listening to the other party's careless tone, apart from being abrupt, Thales actually had a strange sense of intimacy.
But he is obviously just a passerby of Exeter.
This, Star Kingdom, Yongxing City, this is his home, isn't it?
Jorge was in high spirits:
"A few years ago during the hunting ceremony in Dragon Cloud City, the little girl from the Walton family held your hand - hey, you are really brave if you ask me - all the Northland boys present were sour.
We rush forward in groups to discuss martial arts with you and have an in-depth exchange of friendly duels..."
Thales' expression suddenly changed.
Jorge was very happy and started spitting:
"The scene was very chaotic and noisy. Maybe others didn't see it, but I have a sharp eye. She hid you under her skirt..."
Thales' face turned pale.
Ignoring the expressions of the guards behind him, he rushed forward and held Jorge's big hand that couldn't help but wave.
"Ahem! Thank you! Jorge is an official!"
Thales interrupted the other party enthusiastically and movedly.
“I can truly feel the pride and generosity of Elk City!”
He shook Jorge's hand vigorously, sincerely hoping he would stop talking.
Jorge was startled for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and lowered his head with a look of understanding on his face.
This made Thales feel even more depressed.
As an audience member, Doyle nodded playfully at Glover, but unfortunately the latter just frowned and had no intention of sharing his interest.
"Hey, by the way, let's talk about this."
Jorge naturally put his arm around the Duke's shoulders, whispering like a good friend:
"Grand Duke Gadlo has a son - Igor is the heir to Elk City. He is a good young man. Among the gifts I brought are the sealskins and bearskins he hunted. You are of similar status and are both talented.
We should be able to chat..."
The officer looked encouraging and shook the prince vigorously:
"You'll definitely like him!"
Thales was so shaken by him that even his fake smile became distorted:
"Igor, right? I guess I will..."
But Jorge narrowed his eyes and smiled:
"But that's not all. You must know that the Grand Duke also has three daughters..."
Tyrston felt bad.
"Although the first one has been married twice, he is a good childbearer. I guarantee that you will have many children before you are twenty, and your descendants will be worry-free..."
"The second one is amazing. She is skilled in bow and horse and can penetrate the enemy at a hundred steps. Even the veterans will give her a thumbs up. With her in bed, you don't need to arrange for guards to stay overnight..."
Thales' smile gradually solidified.
"The third one, the third one..."
Jorge was stuck for a while, hesitated for a moment, and then hesitantly said:
"Yeah, yeah, it's okay..."
The officer immediately patted the Duke of Star Lake on the shoulder in a "Northern" manner, and messed up the perfect hair that Thales had cut when he fled and finally grew back after returning to China:
"I know that you grew up with the wind blowing from our north, so you must prefer hard ones..."
"How about it?"
Jorge's eyes lit up:
"Consider it?"
The prince struggled to smile.
It took several minutes for Thales to escape Jorge's enthusiasm, invite the bear-like guest back to the banquet hall, and promise to change him to a larger seat.
The guards accompanying the prince had interesting expressions.
Mallos, who had been silent all this time, stepped forward and reminded the prince of the list of guests he would welcome next, but after he finished speaking...
"By the way, about the story he told, you know, the one you hid under your skirt..." The watchman hesitated.
Thales, who had always been easy-going, immediately raised his head.
With a fierce expression, he chooses people to eat.
"Don't ask," Duke Xinghu gritted his teeth:
"You are still my favorite guard captain."
Mallos squinted his eyes, with a knowing look on his face, and pondered the salute:
"Then, I will arrange other things first. I hope you enjoy the banquet."
Looking at the other person's back as he turned away, Thales sighed in annoyance.
"Your Highness..." Doyle's voice came from behind.
Thales was still vigilant and looked coldly at him.
"Don't worry, I, I won't ask..."
D.D waved his hand awkwardly:
"I just want to say that I understand it very well. I have also been through that terrible situation..."
"Cough-cough huh!"
Glover on the other side seemed to have a cold, coughing repeatedly, interrupting Doyle's nonsense:
"Cough cough cough cough!"
Doyle murmured, but Thales' expression worsened.
All right.
Thales pulled his head back stiffly, feeling gloomy.
When he becomes king, the first thing he will do is to send his army northward...
Destroyed Exeter.
They walked back silently.
"Yankee, eh... are all the Northlanders in Exeter like this?" Doyle finally brought up a topic that didn't deserve a beating.
Thales nodded sadly.
"Half yes."
"As for the other half..."
At this moment, a voice full of surprise and excitement came from the side:
"Tiles Bright Star!"
The three of them were all shocked.
Amidst the footsteps and shouts, in the distant corridor, Zonevid and Piroga from the Star Lake Guards stopped a guest who wanted to rush towards the prince - the latter waved his hands, trying to get close to Thales.
No.
Thales looked at the other person's appearance - the pot-shaped head with slender ears - and felt inexplicably familiar.
Until he saw the shining sword emblem on the guest's clothing.
"Nice to meet you, I'm the son of the Grand Duke of Zaita, the following Vi Trudida." The guest smiled flatteringly and spoke with the same familiar Northland accent, but the accent was much lighter than Jorge's.
Rebuilding the Tower, Trudida?
This is interesting.
Another Jarhead, who was much more experienced, cunning, and even more imposing and majestic, appeared in his memory.
Thales nodded and asked the guards to let go of this Northlander who came to the door without any guidance and let him go closer.
"Is Levi right?"
Thales smiled his signature social smile: "I know your father, the Grand Duke of Trudida..."
"What a coincidence," Levi squinted and smiled:
"I know him too."
Thales was silent for a moment at this bad joke.
Little Trudida?
He looked at the fake smile on Levi's face and the sparkle in his eyes.
Well, it’s definitely my biological child.
"Very well, please take it to your father for me."
Thales sighed and decided not to be entangled anymore:
"Hope you enjoy the party."
The prince turned and left.
"Your Highness!"
Levi spoke urgently.
But Zonevid behind him firmly held the opponent's shoulders, with an obvious warning.
Thales turned around.
"I know you are busy with things, so, okay, I'll get straight to the point." Levi sighed, with a brave expression on his face.
Thales blinked.
In the noisy background of the banquet, Levi narrowed his eyes:
"You know, it's not easy for me to come here. I planned to buy some souvenirs to take back, but I ran into some trouble... The damn market bureaucrats conspired with the businessmen to lower the quantity and raise the price, and they deliberately caused trouble..."
"Souvenir?" Thales was stunned.
"You know, traveling," Levi shrugged, like a spoiled young man:
"Buy some of this, buy some of that, bring some specialties."
"Specialty?" Thales raised his eyebrows.
Levi smiled awkwardly:
"Nothing, just some food, clothes and fun."
"Eat?" Thales' tone became more and more suspicious.
He stared at each other intently.
"Yes, I like to eat it most." Levi's smile remained:
"I just need some local officials to make it easier..."
Thales looked at him for a few seconds.
"It can't be done."
Damn Northlanders.
Thales said coldly:
"I'm just a prince who has just arrived and is cultivating his moral integrity."
After Thales finished speaking, he turned around again, and Levi hurriedly spoke again:
"I know I know!"
"But don't worry, Your Highness, you don't have to do anything! You don't have to do anything!"
Thales looked at him questioningly.
Levi got rid of Zonevid's control and ignored the opponent's disgusted expression:
"At the banquet later, just let me stand next to you for a while and look like you are talking and laughing. The official who caused me trouble is also present today. He is trying hard to get close to you."
Levi looked at Thales eagerly.
"Sorry," Thales shook his head and prepared to leave:
"Perhaps you should show your official identity and go to the Foreign Affairs Department to see what they can do for you."
"but……"
Levi spoke again, this time, he was begging.
"First of all, this is too high-profile and eye-catching, you know..."
"Secondly..."
He shrugged sheepishly:
"The exchange rate has not been good recently, and my... funds are limited."
Too high profile...
The exchange rate is not good...
etc.
Rebuild the tower.
Trudida.
Bringing souvenirs?
The prince pondered for a while and came to some understanding.
"Okay, but if I help you," Thales turned back and hummed softly:
"What can I get?"
Levi was stunned for a moment and released an awkward smile:
"...Friendship from the Reconstruction Tower and the Trudida Family?"
Thales raised his eyebrows.
Rebuilding Tower and Trudida's friendship.
sounds good.
that is……
Thales chuckled softly.
How much is it worth?
Looking at the other party's reaction, Levi seemed to know the reputation of his family.
"Okay, listen to me..."
Levi took a deep breath, ignored Grover and Doyle's expressions, leaned close to Thales' ear, and whispered something.
Thales's face changed.
Unexpectedly, after a few seconds, Thales nodded solemnly.
"make a deal."
Levi's eyes lit up and he snapped his fingers.
Little Trudida said with a smile:
"I knew you were easy to talk to. It's true that my father always boasts that there is a Thales in the stars..."
But Duke Xinghu interrupted him.
"I remember that your father is a cautious man, thinks twice about everything, and never makes a bet easily," the prince said calmly:
"Is he okay with you coming to Xingchen to see me at this time?"
Levi paused for a moment, but looked at the prince intriguingly.
"As a son," Levi stared at him with a meaningful smile: "If you are always controlled by your father in everything..."
"You'll never be an adult, right?"
Thales was silent for a while.
He suddenly remembered the son of another grand duke, the Viscount of Fengcheng from Qiyuan City, "Nasty" Ian Ronny.
"Thank you for your candor. I will inform Grand Duke Trudida of this." Thales said calmly.
"You can't ask for it," Levi did not panic, but smiled slyly:
"Then he will know that not every son is qualified to be mentioned by the famous 'North Star' who changed Exeter's destiny."
Hearing this title, Thales frowned.
"You...all the people in the North call me that?"
"Of course there are others, but this one sounds the best..."
Levi looked at Thales cautiously and grinned:
"Or would you rather be called 'the Grand Duchess' little star'?"
Thales' face darkened.
The surrounding guards looked at each other with strange expressions again.
Thales sighed.
Polaris.
This nickname...
Sunset, is it because a prince who came back from Exeter doesn’t have enough trouble in the Kingdom of Stars?
Northerners, thank you very much.
Just when Levi was about to leave, Thales suddenly spoke:
"So, King Charman has no problem with you coming to my banquet?"
Hearing that name, Levi's expression changed.
He was silent for a few seconds.
"Duke, today is your happy day..."
Little Trudida looked around and said softly:
"We won't talk about bad things."
Thales bid him farewell politely, and Levi, who was satisfied, turned back and left under the "escort" of Zonevid and Piloga.
But as soon as the prince turned around, his expression turned cold.
"Glover," Thales said gloomily:
"Go find where Gilbert is and bring him to see me."
Glover frowned slightly.
Doyle next to him was startled:
"Now? But Your Highness, it is reported that the Guardian Duke of the East China Sea, Prime Minister Cullen, will be arriving soon and needs you..."
However, Thales suddenly shouted:
"Fuck the Prime Minister."
Duke Xinghu spoke in a cold voice, word by word, which was disturbing:
"Now, immediately, immediately..."
Thales glared coldly:
"Get me Gilbert Castle."
The two of them, who were used to the prince's gentle personality, were both surprised.
Glover didn't say anything more, and immediately turned around and left, leaving only an uneasy Doyle beside Thales, looking at him worriedly from time to time.
Gilbert soon appeared in front of him, his face full of confusion.
But Thales rejected Doyle and Glover and said bluntly:
"What happened to Exeter?"
Gilbert was suddenly startled:
"What happened? Everything should be normal... After eradicating dissidents, Charmaine I has been busy appeasing the internal affairs..."
But Thales interrupted him impatiently:
"Gilbert!"
"Just now, two Northlanders stopped me rudely. One of them even called me 'King of the Stars' in front of everyone."
Gilbert's expression changed.
Thales took a step forward with sharp eyes:
"Do you understand it?"
Gilbert and the prince looked at each other for a second and sighed slightly:
"You know, today is your big day. After today, you will officially enter the social circle of Yongxing City and step onto the stage of the kingdom. If anything happens, it won't be as good as..."
But Thales just stared at him:
"Gilbert, it was you who brought me to Mindis Hall six years ago."
"So I believe you."
"More so than anyone else."
Looking at the prince's expression, Gilbert hesitated to speak, his expression complicated.
After a few seconds, Count Casso sighed slowly.
"A few days ago, a battle report came from Exeter."
Thales looked tense.
really.
I saw Gilbert sweep away the joy and relaxation of the banquet day, look serious, and enter a thorough working state:
"Long Xiao, praying far away, guarding, and joining forces in the three cities, nearly 20,000 Northland warriors marched westward to the border with great momentum. The Freedom Alliance retreated steadily, and the entire Golden Corridor trembled."
"Not long ago, the Exeters finally laid siege to the city and laid siege to Fort Liberty."
Thales nodded.
As one of the participants in the incident, he clearly remembers the internal and external causes of the war, the forces involved, and the dramatic twists and turns.
"I know that Exeter wants to reaffirm their hegemony and status on the Golden Corridor..."
The small Freedom Alliance affects the political situation of the Western Continent - whether it is the Sixteen Cities of Camus, the White Elves of the White Mountains or other countries on the Golden Corridor, since they rashly intervened twenty years ago without overestimating their capabilities, the results have been
But King Nuen was so heavy-handed that he slapped him so hard that his front teeth fell off and his muscles and bones were broken...
Faced with this crisis and the three northern cities joining forces again, all the forces would rather stay on the sidelines and do nothing. No one dares to touch the dragon's reverse scale.
Including the Star Kingdom, which took the opportunity to trick the Freedom Alliance.
But Thales realized something.
"The look on your face, Gilbert."
"what happens?"
The Foreign Secretary looked at Thales's reaction and sighed:
"You know, a few months ago, the Kingdom Secret Service's intelligence point in Exeter just suffered heavy damage and is still rebuilding..."
"The information we received is very messy, and we are still verifying each item one by one. The secret department has been very busy these days..."
Thales simply skips these clichés:
"Then what do you know?"
Gilbert was silent for a while.
Thales stared at him steadily.
"Although it has not been completely confirmed, but generally..."
Gilbert's tone was very calm:
"The Exeters failed to attack the city and suffered heavy losses."
"In just a few days, they were defeated and suffered heavy losses."
"More and more supplies were cut off, and the rear route was attacked."
"Forced to give up the goal..."
"The whole army retreated."
Thales froze.
"That's right, Your Highness."
At this moment, Gilbert sighed slowly, and between the lines, there was a sad emotion that can only be understood by those who are familiar with history:
"Since the era of Nun VI, it has risen violently, becoming invincible and invincible..."
"Under the rule of the natural king, the hegemony is strong and powerful in the Western Continent..."
"The Kingdom of Exeter has fought countless battles and is invincible..."
Gilbert sighed:
"Lost."
Thales was lost in thought for a moment.
Exeter.
Northlanders.
Kingdom of Dragons.
Children of the North Wind and the Dragon.
A sibling descendant of the hero Nekaru.
Lost?
Gilbert was still speaking, but Thales seemed to be listening through a curtain and nodded in a daze.
In his long life, he always tried his best to save his family's life, struggled to save himself, and struggled through the endless political games and the whirlpool of the times...
But this was the first time, the first time he felt so clearly:
Times have changed.
Thales took a deep breath.
"So I think this makes your appearance today even more important..." Gilbert's words came back to his ears.
But Thales was no longer interested in listening.
"Little... plug..."
Thales spoke subconsciously, but could only spit out a few single words.
Gilbert frowned.
Until the second prince looked up indifferently:
"Longxiao City... where is the Grand Duke?"
Gilbert was silent for a while, as if he had expected it, but also as if he was about to speak but hesitated.
But Duke Xinghu's gaze was really too intense.
It's overwhelming.
"According to the current news..."
Gilbert spoke with difficulty: "After the great victory, the Freedom Alliance claimed..."
"They captured the enemy commander."
"Life or death is unknown."
At that moment, Thales' ears became silent.
It was as if the entire Mindis Hall had been completely silenced.